Hard Currency was a four-part comic appearing in Dark Horse Extra #21-#24 which was published by Dark Horse Comics. Published March 2000. It was a follow-up to Crimson Empire II, and is a lead-in to Crimson Empire III. It was reprinted in the Dark Horse hardcover omnibus "The Crimson Empire Saga".

The story consists of Kir Kanos in his guise as Kenix Kil being hired to kill a mark, with it in reality being a trap executed by Massimo.